Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-21
THE ROOM ON THE WAY.

The mining excitements Of the world
have run in periods extending over about
a decade. 1849 saw the first discovery of
gold in California. Soon after, the Austria.
Han fields attracted attention., and in
1859 they reached their climax. In 1869
the Comstock and Black Hills led public
attention; in 1879 Leadville centered the
excitement. Another decade is swiftly
nearing completion. The metal that is
most exciting public attention just now is
copper, and the disastrous effects OF the
fire il the Calumet and Hecla mine place
Butte in the forefront in the eyes Of those
interested in that metal. The signs point
with absolute certainly to this camp occu-
plying the attention OF all the world. perhaps
not to the same extent as the earlier of these,
periods, but greater than any OF the later,
when 1889 shall have rolled upon the
stage OF time. The indications are: The
present enormous output OF copper, which
will be increased next year to double the
present. The advent OF two addi-
tional lines Of railroads to
Butte, which will give it two
outlets to Eastern mar
kets than it at present enjoys, besides
others in prospect. The certainty that
with their advent will come increased &C
tivity in all lines Of trade, and especially in
the real estate market. The projects now
foot and to be matured by spring for
the erection OF one or more hotels commen-
surate with the needs of the town. The
certainty that this point from it's ON
nanding location will become the smelling
of Montana. Beds OF galena ores OF
unusual richness are known to exist in al
every direction, which the presence of
new railroads will lay down here at a price
that will make them equally available with
tho ores in the vicinity Of Butte, which can
then be worked to their greatest profit.
There will be no need to ship to Omaha or
Denver to procure the most satisfac'
tory results. Destiny points to Butte as
the smelling center, not only OF the Terri
tory, but OF . considerable outlying dis
trict. The immense amount Of castings
and machinery needed here will in
make this q desirable point
at which to establish feundries,
and the TACT that rich beds of iron
known to be within easy distance OF
Butte is certain to makeit a place of iron ore
manufactures Of great activity.
The population which all these industries
in active operation will bring here will
make Butte q place for the accumulation
Of large stocks OF supplies Of machinery and
merchandise OF all kinds. What more nat
ural than that it should become the job
bling center Of Montana? Influences in the
past have worked against the cohesiveness
and unanimity OF effort Of the merchants
here necessary to such a result; but in the
light of coming events that stumbling
block will be relegated to the limbo of OBJ
livion and a spirit Of unified effort will re-
place it. Personal enmities must give way
to the general welfare and should not be
to interfere with a union OF effort
the good OF the city calls for a pull
together" To take advantage of the op-
portunity that will soon be within the
grasp of Butte's merchants, private feeling
must be submerged in a spirit OF enterprise
and q generous rivalry to allow no chance
to slip by that will rebound to the
both of the Individual and the
at large. The forces chat are
now at work will inexorably result in max
ing Butte the cynosure OF all eyes in 1889,
and with this certainty in full view the
citizen who omits to put his shoulder to the
OF lags in his efforts to hasten the
good time coming, or who refuses to do his
o in bringing it about, will have
cause to regret it before he is many months
older. The carpers and the critics must
take a back seat. Butte il bound to be
The place Of excitement in mining circles in
another year from now, and tie boom that
then have reached here will have a
permanency only equalled by the rock
ribbed hills in which she sits enthroned.